All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 19-20 – Page 3
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Deichmann is planning to set up a new central distribution...
Deichmann is planning to set up a new central distribution center near Mannheim to complement the four others that it operates in Germany and four warehouses located in other European countries where it operates. This goes with the continuously strong development of the retail group, which is still planning to ...
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Falp's facilities in Corridonia, in Italy's central region of Marche,...
Falp's facilities in Corridonia, in Italy's central region of Marche, suffered minor damage after a fire broke out that was apparently caused by a short circuit. Founded in 1920, Falp makes and sells high-end women's fashion shoes under the brand name Majora and prides itself on its craftsmanship and quality ...
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Shoe Carnival’s sales exceed guidance
Shoe Carnival reported net sales of $182.2 million in the second quarter ended July 28, up by 9.3 percent from the year-ago quarter. The growth in comparable store sales was 3 percent. Net earnings increased by 5.3 percent to $2.9 million. Customers responded especially well to its offerings of athletic ...
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Camper has opened a concept store in SoHo, in New...
Camper has opened a concept store in SoHo, in New York, designed by the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. From the sidewalk, the shelves seem to hide the merchandise; shoppers can see the offering only by entering the store. The new shop is the Spanish brand's third in New York.
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Bruno Magli has reopened its Milan store on via Montenapoleone...
Bruno Magli has reopened its Milan store on via Montenapoleone based on the new look already adopted for its Venice store, which was opened a few weeks ago during the International Film Festival
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Brown Shoe narrows its losses but revenues are down
Brown Shoe Company reported that its loss during the second quarter of fiscal 2012 narrowed to $2.5 million from $4.6 million in the year-ago period, thanks to cost-cutting measures, amid stronger margins and lower overhead expenses, but the American footwear retailer's revenues were down, mostly due to declines in its ...
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Brown Shoe Company, which has owned Sam Edelman Shoe since...
Brown Shoe Company, which has owned Sam Edelman Shoe since 2010, has now bought Sam & Libby – the footwear brand that Sam and Libby Edelman founded in 1987. The brand will once again be among its original parent's offerings, along with Sam Edelman and Circus by Sam Edelman, after ...
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The British Retail Council and KPMG have good news for...
The British Retail Council and KPMG have good news for the footwear industry in the U.K. It has held on to its position as the best-performing retail sector in the country, excluding food, for the second year. The groups looked at like-for-like sales in seven sectors: food and drink, footwear, ...
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Inspiramais, the Brazilian fair for shoe components and materials, welcomed...
Inspiramais, the Brazilian fair for shoe components and materials, welcomed 30 percent more visitors than last February at its July 24-26 edition in São Paulo, or a total of more than 5,000. Over 100 exhibitors showed more than 500 new materials and Walter Rodriguez again ran a very interesting fashin ...
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JB Martin buys Christian Pellet and other brands
JB Martin, a French company whose focus is on women's shoes, is reinforcing its position in men's shoes with the acquisition of Rodoz, another French company that markets lines under the Christian Pellet, Pellet, Bill Tornade and Hexagone brand names. The latter's controlling shareholder, Guy Rodoz, who is now 62 ...
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Collective Brands swings to profit
For the second quarter ended July 28, Collective Brands reported consolidated net sales up by 0.4 percent to $886.0 million, driven by a 2.9 percent increase in comparable store sales and a growth of 6.1 percent in the Performance + Lifestyle Group wholesale segment, offset in part by a decrease ...
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Finn Comfort, the German brand for comfort shoes, is expanding...
Finn Comfort, the German brand for comfort shoes, is expanding its production facility and warehouse in Hassfurth am Main in order to improve its production capacity. The new building will be finished at the end of March next year.
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The British premium shoe brand Cheaney opens its first franchised...
The British premium shoe brand Cheaney opens its first franchised store in Beijing in China in November this year. The company has three stores in London and plans to increase the number of stores in China through the next five years. Cheaney signed new distribution agreements for Germany and Scandinavia ...
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Castañer, the Spanish footwear brand that specializes in high-end sandals,...
Castañer, the Spanish footwear brand that specializes in high-end sandals, branched out into leathergoods with its new handbag collection this summer
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Vans' first store in Southern France has opened in Bordeaux...
Vans' first store in Southern France has opened in Bordeaux
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The Moda Footwear show held in Birmingham last month featured...
The Moda Footwear show held in Birmingham last month featured more than 400 brands, and attendance grew by 3 percent. Organizers said the increase indicated that the British footwear industry is in good health. Making their Moda debut were K-Swiss, We Are Saints and Palladium.
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Birkenstock had three different stands at this year's GDS trade...
Birkenstock had three different stands at this year's GDS trade show. There was the traditional Birkenstock stand in Hall 6, but also two others, one for its closed shoe collection in Hall 3 and one for its kids' collections in Hall 7. Birkenstock presented its first collection of closed shoes ...
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Leiser opens its biggest store
Located at a prestigious address in Frankfurt – 119, Frankfurter Zeil – the new Leiser store will be the biggest in the Leiser chain of shoe shops, in which the rapidly expanding Josef Seibel group is about to increase its stake to 100 percent, following the expected end of its ...
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A five-year legal dispute between Skechers USA and Cobra International...
A five-year legal dispute between Skechers USA and Cobra International has been resolved. Skechers is claiming victory in the action, in which Cobra said that Skechers infringed on its patent for sequential lighting with the circuit used in its lighted footwear. However, Cobra has agreed to dismiss the suit, and ...
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Beppi has opened its first Swiss store in Geneva, targeting...
Beppi has opened its first Swiss store in Geneva, targeting mainly the numerous Portuguese immigrants in the country. The Portuguese brand has also entered the Lebanese market by setting up a Beppi Corner in the Beirut Mall.
